OTHER ELECTIVES AP Computer Science Principles Credit: 1.0 (year) Offered to Grades: 9-12 Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in Algebra II Honors required. Description: AP Computer Science Principles offers a multidisciplinary approach to teaching the underlying principles of computation. The course will introduce students to the creative aspects of programming, abstractions, algorithms, large data sets, the Internet, cybersecurity concerns, and computing impacts. AP Computer Science Principles also gives students the opportunity to use current technologies to create computational artifacts for both self-expression and problem solving. Together, these aspects of the course make up a rigorous and rich curriculum that aims to broaden participation in computer science.
Business Leadership Credit: .5 credit (Semester) Offered to grades: 9-12 Prerequisites: None Description: The purpose of this course is designed to be an introduction to the fundamentals of business ownership. The course will cover the steps to business ownership. The curriculum will examine various types of businesses while covering the operations and management skills need for each. The course will introduce students to the concepts, functions and skills required for meeting the challenges of operating a business in the twenty-first century on a local, national and international scale. The course will develop the following content areas: Business management Business ethics Business law Leadership skills required in business Business types Benefits and challenges to operating a business Marketing fundamentals Business finance
Introduction to Engineering Credit: 0.5 (semester) Offered to grades: 9-12 Prerequisites: none Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with a survey of several different Engineering disciplines. The course work will include discussion of the type of work that each of the disciplines performs, introduction to some of the basic engineering calculations such as energy and mass balances, 49
